Vanderbilt saw their 2018 season come to an end with a 78-62 defeat at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs on Day 1 of the SEC Tournament in St. Louis on Mar. 7. The Vandy roster experienced shake up on Wednesday. Vanderbilt basketball players Payton Willis and Larry Austin Jr. have been granted their release, according to Adam Sparks of the ...

Vanderbilt saw their 2018 season come to an end with a 78-62 defeat at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs on Day 1 of the SEC Tournament in St. Louis on Mar. 7. The Vandy roster experienced shake up on Wednesday.

McDonald’s All-Americans Simi Shittu and Darius Garland, along with South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year Aaron Nesmith make up the current seventh best recruiting class in 2018 according to 247 Sports – a program best.

Garland and Shittu are the first McDonald’s All-Americans to ever sign with Vanderbilt, and the first five-star signees since John Jenkins in 2011.

Willis, a sophomore guard from Fayetteville, Ark. played 66 games with 16 starts over two seasons. He averaged 5.1 points and 1.4 assists this season, seeing an increased role with the loss of Matthew Fisher-Davis to shoulder surgery. Willis was part of Kevin Stallings final recruiting class at Vanderbilt in 2015.

Austin, a point guard, played one season at Vanderbilt after transferring from Xavier. He averaged 2.5 points and 1.0 assist in 23 games. Austin is on course to graduate in May, meaning he could transfer to another Division I program and play immediately with one year of eligibility remaining.

Both Willis and Austin would see severely diminished roles given the signing of Nesmith and Garland, with hopes Langford could join to form a trio of McDonald’s All-Americans.

Canadian born Simi Shittu (No. 2 Power Forward) missed much of his senior season due to a torn ACL, but Head Coach Bryce Drew expects to have a fully recovered Shittu by November.

Langford will make his college choice on March 28, at the McDonald’s All-American Game in Atlanta – Indiana and Vanderbilt are the favorites.

6-foot-10 E.J. Montgomery, the No. 3 power forward, is considering Vanderbilt, Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky.

Two transfers also will become eligible for Vanderbilt next season in 6-8 small forward Matt Ryan, a Notre Dame transfer, and 6-10 center Yanni Wetzell, a transfer from Division II school St. Mary’s in San Antonio to bolster Vanderbilt’s overall roster depth.

The Vanderbilt Commodore baseball team capped a series win over the No. 25 Duke Blue Devils (1-2) with a 9-1 victory on Sunday afternoon inside Hawkins Field – led by it’s young studs. Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin hauled in the top overall recruiting class in 2017, highlighted by five Top 100 players, according ...

The Vanderbilt Commodore baseball team capped a series win over the No. 25 Duke Blue Devils (1-2) with a 9-1 victory on Sunday afternoon inside Hawkins Field – led by it’s young studs.

Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin hauled in the top overall recruiting class in 2017, highlighted by five Top 100 players, according to Perfect Game. Corbin garnered two top recruiting classes in as many seasons.

All of Vanderbilt’s commitments enrolled in school. Which was a problem in the past that had recruiting classes decimated due to the Major League Draft, especially the past two seasons on West End with a large bulk of their top recruits signing professionally in recent years.

The Commodores (2-1) avenged a 5-4 loss on Saturday after a 9-1 victory on Friday, which featured 15 hits, the most in an opening night since the 2003 season.

Additionally, nationally acclaimed freshmen Jayson Gonzalez and Pat DeMarco led the way offensively as the freshman duo was penciled within the starting lineup in all three games.

DeMarco led the charge posting an 8–for-13 clip offensively for the three game set, while Gonzalez (3-for-11) and former CPA star Phillip Clarke (4-for-13) provided additional offensive jolts.

Furthermore, Freshman Austin Martin belted his first career homerun on the opening pitch of the ball game in Sunday’s win, as Hickman (1-0) came on in relief for his first career win on the mound.

No. 10 Vanderbilt returns to action on Tuesday and Wednesday for a two game set in a midweek showdown against Presbyterian.

First pitch is set for 4 p.m. inside Hawkins Field.

The Commodores take on UMass-Lowell in a weekend three-game series beginning Friday in Nashville.

The Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball program has attempted to recapture their winning ways of the early 90’s during the Jim Foster era which included a Final Four, with the hire of former highly successful WNBA Coach Stephanie White with the Indiana Fever. White was 68-37 with a WNBA Finals appearance in two seasons at the pro ...

The Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball program has attempted to recapture their winning ways of the early 90’s during the Jim Foster era which included a Final Four, with the hire of former highly successful WNBA Coach Stephanie White with the Indiana Fever.

White was 68-37 with a WNBA Finals appearance in two seasons at the pro level.

However, the transition for White has not been as smooth as one would hope. Vandy’s women’s program has experienced a drop in average attendance in six consecutive seasons. Five were under former head coach Melanie Balcomb and one under Stephanie White, as she is just past the halfway point of her second season at the helm.

The attendance hit a program low 2,846 during White’s first season on campus, the lowest since 2001.

The Commodores (5-14, 1-4 SEC) have showed recent signs of life, but have been struggling mightily for long stretches this season despite a Jan. 15 win over Kentucky for their first SEC win. White has won just 19 games combined thus far in two seasons as head coach. Additionally, Vanderbilt has not qualified for the NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Photo (Joe Howell)

The roster is supplied with talent, as Sophomores Kayla Overbeck and Erin Whalen were on the 2016 SEC All-Freshman team. Overbeck has been hampered with injuries for much of the season. Rachel Bell, and former 5-star recruit Christa Reed flank 5-star freshman forward Autumn Newby, and solid freshman guard Chelsie Hall. Former 5-star recruit Lealea Carter has been limited with injury through her sophomore season.

The season is littered with losses, but the most telling is a 37-point home loss to cross-town foe Belmont, the Bruins first win against the Commodores in nine tries.

But perhaps members of the team kneeling before the national anthem prior to their exhibition contest against Marian, received more attention nationally than what the Commodores have done on the court.

Former Vanderbilt Head Coach Kevin Stallings was politely shown the door, resulting in Stallings taking the Pittsburgh Head Coach job. However, White is under less pressure, being a women’s head coach of a program that is overshadowed by the Men’s program.

With a declining attendance numbers, White might have drove away some of the Vanderbilt women’s basketball faithful even more so with an attempt of peaceful protest addressing a real problem in the country, police brutality–however, winning cures everything.

If you build it, they will come. The clock is ticking for White, who has to win now in order to get back to the winning standard at Vanderbilt, and silence her critics.

Photo Credit (Steve Green)

White lacks a fully healthy roster, but upcoming year number three will provide White with more of her recruits and a fully healthy roster. Everyone loves a winner, and the Vanderbilt faithful are itching for one.

Series Information Series Record: Tenn. leads, 118-75. Last Meeting: VU win, 67-56, on 2/22/17 in Knoxville. Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 50-36. Record at Tennessee: UT leads 73-24. Record at Neutral Site: UT leads 9-1. Coach Drew vs. Tennessee: Coach Drew is 1-1 against Tennessee. Most Ranked Opponents in Non-Conference Play since 1988 The Commodores have already played four ranked opponents ...

The Commodores have already played four ranked opponents this season in USC (#10/#10), Virginia (RV/#25), Seton Hall (#20/#20), and Arizona State (#5/#6). The four ranked non-conference opponents is the most by a Commodore team since 1988, when Vanderbilt also played four (11/22 – # 2 Michigan, L, 66-91; 11/27 – #16 Ohio State, L, 82-97; 11/30 – #13 Louisville, W, 65-62; 12/7 – #8 North Carolina, L, 77-89).

Tennessee, coming in ranked #24 in the AP poll and #23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, will be Vanderbilt’s 5th meeting against a ranked opponent this season.

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Tennessee enters the game with a 10-4 overall record and a 1-2 mark in SEC play after an 11-point victory over Kentucky on Saturday night in Knoxville.

Tennessee is the Commodores’ most-played opponent – Tuesday’s meeting will be the 194th all-time meeting, with the first meeting coming in the 1921-22 campaign.

The Commodores have won their last three games in Knoxville against Tennessee, their first three-game win streak at Tennessee since 1955, 56, and 57.

Vanderbilt is 10-15 all-time against ranked Tennessee opponents.

Last time played against ranked Tennessee team – #14 Tennessee – Jan. 27, 2010, W, 85-76 in Knoxville

VU’s record against ranked Tennessee opponent at Memorial Gym is 7-4, and the Commodores’ record against ranked Tennessee when Vanderbilt is not ranked is 7-11.

A Commodore Win Would…

Move Vanderbilt’s record in the SEC to 2-2 in SEC play and 2-0 in league games played at Memorial Gym.

Would give Vanderbilt their first win over Tennessee at Memorial Gym since the 2016 SEC campaign. The Commodores have won three straight over the Volunteers in Knoxville.

Move Vanderbilt’s record against Tennessee in games played on campus to 51-36.

Jeff Roberson: Mr Double-Double

Jeff Roberson has six double doubles on the season, the most in a season by a Commodore since Damian Jones had seven in the 2015-16 season. Seven is also the most by a Commodore since Will Perdue had 10 in his junior season (1986-87) and 16 in his senior season (1987-88).

Roberson is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Roberson is second in the SEC in double doubles, and is fourth in the SEC in rebounding, fifth in free throw percentage, and first in defensive rebounding. Matthew Fisher Davis adds 12.3 points per game, Riley LaChance pitches in 10.9 points, and Saben Lee averages 10.5 points per game.

Vanderbilt Quick Hitters

Lee has led the Commodores in scoring for the last two games and is averaging 20.0 points per game in that span. In three league games, the freshman from Phoenix is the team’s leading scorer at 17.7 points per contest.

Jeff Roberson is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Roberson is second in the SEC in double doubles, and is fourth in the SEC in rebounding, fifth in free throw percentage, and first in defensive rebounding. Matthew Fisher Davis adds 12.3 points per game, Riley LaChance pitches in 10.9 points, and Saben Lee averages 10.5 points per game.

Roberson eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier in his career with his 21-point game against Alcorn State. He joins two other 1,000-point scorers on this year’s roster – Riley LaChance and Matthew Fisher-Davis. There has been only one other class of Vanderbilt players to have three 1,000-point scorers – the vaunted “F Troop” – Butch Feher, Joe Ford, and Jeff Fosnes in 1976.

Fisher-Davis has 1,200 points and LaChance has 1,190 career points, and are 31st and 34th on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list, respectively, and are second and third amongst current players in SEC in scoring. Georgia’s Yante Maten is the conference’s current career leader.

LaChance, who has 360 career assists, is now 10th on Vanderbilt’s all-time assist list after surpassing Al McKinney against Florida. McKinney played from 1981-84 and finished his career with 351 career assists. Russell Lakey is ninth on the list with 369 assists.

Vanderbilt’s record against ranked opponents is 94-232 all-time and 64-76 against ranked opponents at home.

The Commodores have used seven different starting lineups this season.

The Commodores have already played four ranked opponents this season in USC (#10/#10), Virginia (RV/#25), Seton Hall (#20/#20), and Arizona State (#5/#6). The four ranked non-conference opponents is the most by a Commodore team since 1988, when Vanderbilt also played four (11/22 – # 2 Michigan, L, 66-91; 11/27 – #16 Ohio State, L, 82-97; 11/30 – #13 Louisville, W, 65-62; 12/7 – #8 North Carolina, L, 77-89).

This season’s non-conference schedule features eight games against teams who played in the postseason a year ago. Five opponents, USC, Seton Hall, Virginia, Kansas State, and Middle Tennessee, all played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, with NIT participant Belmont, 2017 NIT Champion TCU, and CollegeInsider.com Tournament team UNC Asheville also on the challenging slate. KenPom.com has Vanderbilt’s strength of schedule at 11 as of January 7.

Commodore head coach Bryce Drew, now in his second season, led the Commodores to the NCAA Tournament in his first season in Nashville, marking the first time in the history of the program a first-year Vanderbilt coach led his team to the tournament. Overall, the Commodores made their 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and their first back-to-back appearances since making three consecutive tournaments from 2010-12.

In the early signing period, the Commodores signed a consensus top 10 recruiting class for next season – the Commodores received commitments from two five-star players, point guard Darius Garland (Brentwood, Tenn.) and forward Simi Shittu (Burlington, Ontario, Canada.), and four-star wing player Aaron Nesmith (Charleston, S.C.), one of the nation’s top shooters.

SEC Strength of Schedule

Here’s a look at KenPom’s strength of schedule among league teams (1/4).

1. Tennessee, 4

2. Alabama, 8

3. Vanderbilt, 11

4. Arkansas, 18

5. Florida, 25

6. Kentucky, 27

7. Texas A&M, 28

8. Missouri, 84

9. Georgia, 90

10. S. Carolina, 97

11. Auburn, 134

12. Ole Miss, 159

13. LSU, 168

14. Miss. St., 336

700th SEC Win

Vanderbilt is in its 85th SEC season and is a charter member of the league. All time against current members of the conference, Vanderbilt is 710-695.

1,014

Vanderbilt has made a 3-pointer in 1,014 consecutive games, a streak which began at the inception of the 3-point line in 1986-87. The Commodores rank third only to UNLV and Kentucky for the longest streak in Division I basketball. Vanderbilt, UNLV and Princeton are the only three schools in college basketball to have made at least one 3-pointer in every game played since the 3-point line was implemented.

Kyle Shurmur threw 4 touchdown passes and Ralph Webb added 163 rushing yards and a pair of scores as Vanderbilt (5-7, 1-7 SEC) routed the Volunteers (4-8, 0-8 SEC) 42-24 inside Neyland Stadium. The Commodore defense rallied together to hold the Volunteers to just 10 points in the second half in the decisive victory. The ...

Kyle Shurmur threw 4 touchdown passes and Ralph Webb added 163 rushing yards and a pair of scores as Vanderbilt (5-7, 1-7 SEC) routed the Volunteers (4-8, 0-8 SEC) 42-24 inside Neyland Stadium. The Commodore defense rallied together to hold the Volunteers to just 10 points in the second half in the decisive victory.

The victory gives the Commodores wins in 4 of the last 6 matchups with the Volunteers, and the 42-point output offensively is the highest total the Volunteer defense surrendered at home in 2017. The Volunteers finished the season winless in conference play for the first time in program history with the loss. Vanderbilt gets back-back wins over the Volunteers, and Derek Mason’s second SEC road win.

The Commodores ride into the offseason with a wave of momentum after failing to reach postseason expectations after a bowl trip in 2016, as Tennessee looks to find a new head coach to lead them in 2018.

Vandy Game Preview

After roller coaster seasons both Tennessee and Vanderbilt will try to end the 2017 season on a positive note.

Vanderbilt (4-7, 0-7 SEC) is set to take on bitter in-state rival Tennessee (4-7, 0-7 SEC) inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In recent memory, the ‘Dores have won 3 of the last 5 in the series, but face another quality running back in John Kelly on Saturday.

The ‘Dores maintained a strong, stingy defense leading up to the eventual loss against Alabama, but the wheels fell off as the Commodores faced a stretch of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in consecutive weeks. Conversely, both teams try to find their first win in conference play.

Tennessee is looking to snap its eight-game conference losing skid – if the Volunteers drop the contest against Vandy it would mark their first winless conference season in program history.

Vandy fails to qualify for a bowl game after finishing the season strong with wins against Ole Miss and Tennessee last season as the ‘Dores could not exceed expectations from a year ago.

Tennessee gets quarterback Will McBride back, after he missed the LSU game. He will back up Jarrett Guarantano, who is still dealing with an ankle injury.

Vandy great Ralph Webb needs just 41 yards to move up to seventh on the list in career rush yards in the SEC.

The game plan for both teams: run the football. Both teams possess quality running backs as Tennessee (125th, 251.7 yds.) and Vanderbilt (113th, 211.5 yds.) struggle stopping the run.

Arguably the best player in Vandy Football history walked off Vanderbilt Stadium turf for the final time on Saturday night as Vanderbilt (4-7, 0-7 SEC) suffered a 45-17 loss at the hand of Missouri (6-5, 3-4 SEC). No school in the SEC wanted Ralph Webb, a 2-star running back recruit from Gainesville, Florida, but now ...

Arguably the best player in Vandy Football history walked off Vanderbilt Stadium turf for the final time on Saturday night as Vanderbilt (4-7, 0-7 SEC) suffered a 45-17 loss at the hand of Missouri (6-5, 3-4 SEC).

No school in the SEC wanted Ralph Webb, a 2-star running back recruit from Gainesville, Florida, but now everyone knows his name.

Saturday marked the final home game for Vanderbilt great Webb, along with 19 additional seniors. Webb moved into ninth on the SEC’s all-time rushing list against the Tigers, he needs just 41 yards to move up to seventh on the list.

Coming into the season, Vandy had the expectations of reaching consecutive bowl games, and quite possibly exceeding the 6-6 mark set just a season ago. But a mid-September game against No. 1 Alabama turned the tide for the duration of the Commodores season.

The Commodores never regained their defensive prowess for the remainder of the year, after the 59-0 beatdown from Alabama. However, the ‘Dores have one final test against in-state rival Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The Volunteers will also miss postseason play, and look to avoid a winless SEC season for the first time in school history. Vanderbilt aims to win 4 of the last 6 in the series.

The Commodore defense had everything to play for in the final two games of the season, and looked to reverse the negative trend defensively. However, Saturday the Commodore defense cemented its status, surrendering 40-plus points to every SEC opponent, except Florida, thus far this season.

Missouri failed to put the Commodores away until a drive in the third quarter that sealed the ‘Dores fate. The Tiger drive came as a result of an incompletion to Caleb Scott that would have cut the Missouri lead to a two possession game on fourth down.

Moments later, Drew Lock rifled a pass over Oren Burks for a 45-yard momentum shifting touchdown, and showed Vandy’s one glaring weakness all season, the linebacker core. Burks, the former safety starred in the “Star” position, but was moved to linebacker by Derek Mason prior to the start of the season to fulfill the loss of Zach Cunningham.

The touchdown summed up the Commodores night, and the last eight games of the Commodore season after starting 3-0 with a win against a nationally ranked Kansas State squad.

Meanwhile, receiver Trent Sherfield moved into ninth all-time at Vandy with 130 receptions after hauling in four passes last week against Missouri. Additionally, he moved into eighth all-time in receiving yards as a Commodore with 1,788 yards.

Kyle Shurmur has put together a stand out junior season throwing 22 touchdowns to match Whit Taylor’s school record in 1982.

Pair Sherfield’s production with breakout star Kalija Lipscomb and things line up for the ‘Dores to have a nice season offensively.

Vanderbilt Game Preview

Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6, 0-6 SEC) vs. Missouri (5-5, 2-4 SEC)

Line: Missouri -8.5

When: Saturday, November 18th, 2017 – 6:30 p.m., SEC Network

Site: Vanderbilt Stadium – Nashville Tenn.

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6, 0-6 SEC) look to recreate the magic in their final two contests in 2017 as the ‘Dores eye a bowl berth, despite a rather disappointing season to this point. The Commodores rallied together two straight wins in route to a matchup with NC State in the Camping World Independence Bowl last season.

Drew Lock and Missouri’s hot offense come to Nashville as the Tigers (5-5, 2-4 SEC) look to secure a trip to a bowl game after a rough beginning to their season, with a 1-5 start.

The decorated 2013 senior class experienced multiple bowl trips under James Franklin, along with current Head Coach Derek Mason.

Ralph Webb leaves as Vanderbilt’s all-time leading rusher, (3,960) and has a chance to break into the top 10 in SEC history on Saturday, Webb sits 10th all-time. The senior already holds the school record for touchdowns (29) with Senior Day looming. Webb caps his regular season with a trip to Knoxville to face in-state rival Tennessee on Oct. 25.

How Vandy Wins:

Feed Ralph Webb: Webb steps on Vanderbilt Stadium turf one last time as he looks for a memorable performance. Missouri surrenders 177.8 on the ground per game, god for 81st in the country.

Defense: The Commodores need to hit their stride against a booming Missouri offense for bowl hopes in the final two game stretch recapturing magic from the conclusion of the 2016 season.

Keep Vandy Off Schedule: Vanderbilt is a run first team with Ralph Webb, using the pass as a byproduct despite renewed success through the air with a multitude of weapons as Wide Reciever Kalija Lipscomb leads the way. Keep Vandy from manageable third down distances offensively.

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The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6, 0-6 SEC) failed to crack the SEC win column on Saturday, as the ‘Dores fell to the Wildcats 44-21 inside Vanderbilt Stadium. Now, Derek Mason is facing numerous questions about a team that returned 18 starters from a 2016 bowl team. What was once a team that was expected to exceed ...

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6, 0-6 SEC) failed to crack the SEC win column on Saturday, as the ‘Dores fell to the Wildcats 44-21 inside Vanderbilt Stadium. Now, Derek Mason is facing numerous questions about a team that returned 18 starters from a 2016 bowl team. What was once a team that was expected to exceed the 6-win mark from a year ago now fights for their postseason lives.

The Commodores will round out the 2017 season with Senior Day inside Vanderbilt Stadium on Nov. 18 and a trip to Knoxville to face Tennessee on Nov. 25.

The run defense has plagued Vanderbilt for much of the 2017 season, and has been a clear weakness since the loss to Alabama as Benny Snell rushed for 116 yards and 3 scores, while Sihiem King added two touchdowns. Ralph Webb added a first half touchdown, as he moved into 10th all-time in SEC history in rush yards.

Vandy’s Kyle Shurmur threw for 308 yards, and tossed a Kalija Lipscomb touchdown, but his 3 first half interceptions put Vanderbilt behind the eight ball early, his most down game this season. The Wildcats converted the turnovers into two first half touchdowns as the halftime lead grew to 20-7 at the break.

The story was much of the same in the second half, as Kentucky controlled the vast majority of the momentum. The Commodores looked to regain a sense of urgency against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky just a week ago, but without the size and speed of former All-American Zach Cunningham, there is one formula for success against the Commodores – run straight at them.

Derek Mason now fights to get his Commodore team moving in the right direction towards a bowl bid, but will the defensive woes prove to be too much? Derek Mason’s Commodores have two weeks to right the ship, or the win against Kansas State will seem like forever ago.

The Commodores will celebrate the careers of many that turned the tables for Derek Mason and experienced bowl success under James Franklin.

Five-star point guard and two-time Mr. Basketball in Tennessee Darius Garland (Brentwood Academy, TN) will play his college basketball at Vanderbilt under Head Coach Bryce Drew, a relationship that dates back to his early childhood when Garland attended Drew’s summer basketball camps in Indiana. Garland will announce his commit this afternoon to play for the ...

Five-star point guard and two-time Mr. Basketball in Tennessee Darius Garland (Brentwood Academy, TN) will play his college basketball at Vanderbilt under Head Coach Bryce Drew, a relationship that dates back to his early childhood when Garland attended Drew’s summer basketball camps in Indiana.

Garland will announce his commit this afternoon to play for the Commodores.

Garland commits to the Commodores after official visits to UCLA, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Garland is ranked No. 11 inside the ESPN Top 100, and the No. 2 point guard in the 2018 class. Garland is the highest rated recruit in program history, and the second five-star prospect to pledge with the Commodores, as John Jenkins signed with Vandy in 2009.

Garland now joins Cameron Johnson and Gavin Schoenwald, as the fellow Brentwood Academy stars are committed to play for Derek Mason and the football program in 2018.

Garland will now shift his attention to luring two additional five-star prospects, Simi Shittu and Romeo Langford to form the greatest class in Commodore Basketball history.

Langford will choose between Vanderbilt, Kansas, and Indiana, as he will sign later in the spring. Langford is No.5 player in the 2018 class.

Additionally, Shittu is the No. 8 player in the 2018 class, and will make Vanderbilt a serious contender.